Except for the misguided advice to shade the roots those instructions are great. Clematis do require big amended planting holes and to be planted deeper than they are in the nursery pot. I plant deeper than 2.5 inches.

I've never grown Kingfisher but some of my similarly colored Clems fade badly in full sun and some don't.

Kingfisher is a shorter Evison cultivar that should be a good bloomer once it gets established. All Clems take several years to establish. Evison is top breeder in the UK.

OK, thanks. So, deep amended planting hole it is. I hope my location is ok. It definitely will get some sun......like I said, about half. Thanks again. Ed

I've understood that Clematis do like cool roots. I would do a Goodle search on how to grow.

No need to search any further than he already has :-) Those planting instructions are remarkably good for your run of the mill nursery instructions.

One of the myths about growing clems is the so-called "cool root" requirement. What they really require is an evenly moist root run and often over what is a rather large root run considering the size of the plant. While that is often accomplished by shading and therefore cooling the roots - a shaded area is less likely to lose soil moisture by evaporation - it is by no means a requirement. A good moisture retentive soil or even a decent much is all that is required.

I grow a number of clematis in containers, none of which are in shade. And I also used to work for one of the largest clematis wholesalers in the country with acres of potted clematis out in full on, day long sun with no chance of a "cool root run". But they do get watered routinely, often several times a day in midsummer.

Thanks for the info gardengal48.

Glad to run into this thread ~ (have several Clems for many years) am now just learning more about successfully maintaining as well as am adding a few more Clems! Have 4 new & repotted into 3.5gal nursery containers for now as I study best sites. 3 from 2011 still in pots (overwintered protected outdoors) have grown & promptly crawled on fence & bloomed. Asao new last Apr is now just taking off & forming buds.

My ?? Gardengal148 ~ Pink Chiffon & Comtesse de Bouchaud can stay pemanently in the sites they are now ~ when & how can I safely set them in the ground w/o disturbing their happy situations?

How I'd love to keep a couple in containers but our Winters can often be trying unlike your PNW ideal zone! I have a gand's outgrown outdoor playpen I've used as temporary overwintering cage w/ added protections, for Hydrangeas & now Clems. I wonder if Clems will survive a more permanent situation in this manner?

Appretiate your thoughts!!!

Most Clems are hardy to zone 4 in the ground.